PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bovo Taskerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Smees Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Taskerson
vs
Me

177 cm
20
212 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

182 cm
20
208 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bovo Taskerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Smees Me!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taskerson tries to clinch there but Me circles away.
Bovo Taskerson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Me explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Taskerson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Me throws a leg kick but Taskerson checks it.
Me throws a half hearted mid kick.
Me looks to throw the jab but Taskerson is out of range.
Taskerson moves away from the strike by Me.

Taskerson closes the distance and pushes Me back into the cage.
Me wants a takedown but no success here.
Taskerson is pressed up against the cage. Me has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taskerson down to the mat. Taskerson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Taskerson is looking to clinch but Me is avoiding it.

Me tries to keep at a distance but Taskerson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taskerson crunches a lovely knee into Me's ribcage.
Me looks gassed!
Taskerson lands a good knee to the midsection. Me won't want to take too many of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taskerson lands a good knee to the midsection. Me won't want to take too many of those.
Taskerson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Taskerson with a knee to the head.

It looks like Smees Me has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taskerson obliges.
Taskerson lands a good knee to the midsection. Me won't want to take too many of those.
Taskerson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Me in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Taskerson.
The referee calls for Taskerson to work.
Taskerson gets underhooks to prevent Me's takedown attempt.
Bovo Taskerson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smees Me.
Taskerson scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taskerson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Taskerson lands an elbow inside.
Taskerson crunches a lovely knee into Me's ribcage.
Taskerson scores a nice knee to the body.
Taskerson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Me takes an elbow to the temple.
Taskerson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taskerson working Me over with knees to the body.
Taskerson lands a damaging elbow.
Taskerson with a knee to the head.
Taskerson working Me over with knees to the body.
Taskerson lands a good knee to the midsection. Me won't want to take too many of those.
Taskerson working Me over with knees to the body.
Taskerson lands an elbow inside that Me shrugs off.
Taskerson lands a good knee to the midsection. Me won't want to take too many of those.
Me drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taskerson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Me scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taskerson in his tracks.

Taskerson moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taskerson lands an elbow inside that Me shrugs off.
Taskerson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Taskerson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taskerson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Taskerson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A knee to the head by Taskerson.
Taskerson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Me is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taskerson looking to throw knees to the head but Me is blocking nicely.
Me managing to block the knees to the body from Taskerson.
Me looking for a takedown.
Me tries for a takedown. No joy.
Taskerson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taskerson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taskerson prevents the takedown attempt.
Taskerson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taskerson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Me tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Taskerson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Taskerson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Me in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Taskerson missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taskerson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Me has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Taskerson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Me is looking to break free of the clinch but Taskerson has double underhooks.
Taskerson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Taskerson.
Taskerson misses with an elbow over the top.
Me drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Taskerson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Taskerson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Me in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Me has Taskerson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Taskerson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Taskerson lands a knee to the body.
Taskerson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taskerson stalling the fight.
Me is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taskerson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Me drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taskerson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Taskerson lands a body shot.
Taskerson connects with a knee to the head.
Taskerson lands a damaging elbow.
Taskerson trying to stall but Me improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me is looking to break free of the clinch but Taskerson has double underhooks.
Me goes for a takedown attempt but Taskerson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Taskerson is looking to clinch but Me is avoiding it.
Me throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taskerson doesn't manage to clinch there - Me circles away.
Me thows a body shot but no joy.

Taskerson rushes Me and presses him up against the cage.
Me wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taskerson lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Taskerson.
Taskerson lands an elbow that stopped Me in his tracks for a moment.
Taskerson is leaning against Me and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Taskerson landing knees to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Me looking for a takedown.
Me tries for a takedown but Taskerson manages to get underhooks.
Knees to the body from Taskerson.
Me looking for a takedown.
Taskerson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bovo Taskerson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Smees Me's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Taskerson dodges the punch combination from Me.
Taskerson tries to clinch there but Me circles away.
The fighters circling - Me throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Taskerson closes the distance and clinches.
Taskerson landing knees to the head.
Taskerson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Taskerson working Me over with knees to the body.
Taskerson lands an elbow inside that Me shrugs off.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Taskerson scores with a knee to the head.

Me breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Me misses.
Me circles away from the clinch attempt.

Taskerson closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taskerson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taskerson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Me.
Taskerson landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Taskerson.
Taskerson misses with a body punch.
Me tries for a takedown. No joy.
Me wants a takedown.
Bovo Taskerson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smees Me.
Me is trying to drag Taskerson to the mat but Taskerson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Taskerson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Taskerson.
Taskerson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Taskerson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Me's efforts to push away.
Taskerson prevents the takedown attempt.
Me jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Taskerson walks away with a smile on his face. Me gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Taskerson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Me.

Taskerson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Me has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Taskerson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Me takes an elbow to the forehead.
Taskerson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Taskerson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Me's face.
Me is trying to drag Taskerson to the mat but Taskerson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taskerson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Me changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Taskerson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taskerson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Taskerson has closed the distance and engaged Me in a clinch.
Taskerson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Me is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taskerson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Taskerson crunches a lovely knee into Me's ribcage.
Me drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taskerson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Taskerson wants to clinch.
Taskerson tries to clinch there but Me circles away.
Bovo Taskerson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Taskerson clinches up against the cage.
Taskerson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Taskerson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee calls for Taskerson to work.
Taskerson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Taskerson lands a damaging elbow.
Taskerson lands with a light punch inside.
Taskerson prevents the takedown attempt.
Taskerson lands a nice elbow.
Taskerson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taskerson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Taskerson.
Taskerson connects with a knee to the head.
Me is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taskerson lands a good knee to the midsection. Me won't want to take too many of those.
Me has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Taskerson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Taskerson scores with a knee to the head.
Me wants a takedown but no success here.
Taskerson landing knees to the head.
Taskerson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taskerson prevents the takedown attempt.
Taskerson connects with a knee to the head.
Taskerson prevents Me from breaking the clinch.
Taskerson stalling.
Me is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taskerson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Taskerson landing knees to the body.
Taskerson scores with a knee to the head.
Taskerson tries to land knees in the clinch but Me avoids the damage to the body.
Me blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taskerson looking to throw knees to the head but Me is blocking nicely.
Taskerson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Me's efforts to push away.
Taskerson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Me tries for a takedown but Taskerson manages to get underhooks.
Me takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taskerson lands a knee to the head.
Me is trying to break the clinch but Taskerson has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taskerson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Me takes an elbow to the temple.
Me has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Taskerson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bovo Taskerson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Smees Me's cut.
That's time! Taskerson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Taskerson wants to clinch.
Taskerson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taskerson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Me swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taskerson wants to clinch up but Me keeps it at a distance.
Taskerson blocks the body kick.
Me keeps the fight on the outside.
Taskerson tries to close the distance and clinch but Me swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taskerson tries to close the distance and clinch but Me swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taskerson doesn't manage to clinch there - Me circles away.

Taskerson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taskerson stalling.
Me looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taskerson prevents the takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Me's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Me takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taskerson working Me over with knees to the body.
Taskerson content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taskerson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Me has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Taskerson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bovo Taskerson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Smees Me.
Taskerson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Taskerson lands a knee to the head.
Taskerson tries to land a knee to the head but Me blocks with his arms.
Taskerson slows down the pace here.
Me takes a knee to the side of the body.
Me avoiding damage as Taskerson throws knees to the body.
Taskerson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Me is trying to break free.
Taskerson with a knee to the head.
Me is working for takedown but Taskerson is calmly controlling the position for now.

Me manages to break the clinch.

Taskerson moves into range and clinches up with Me.
A knee to the head by Taskerson.
Taskerson lands a knee to the body.
Taskerson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Taskerson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taskerson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Taskerson lands a nice elbow.
Taskerson lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Taskerson.
Me tries for a takedown. No joy.
Me's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taskerson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Taskerson tries to land knees in the clinch but Me avoids the damage to the body.
Me is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Taskerson lands an elbow that stopped Me in his tracks for a moment.
Taskerson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Taskerson.
Taskerson lands a nice uppercut.
Me on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taskerson gets underhooks to prevent Me's takedown attempt.
Taskerson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Me has Taskerson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Taskerson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Taskerson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Taskerson.
Taskerson lands a nice knee to the body.
Me is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Me is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taskerson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Me lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Taskerson.
Taskerson prevents the takedown attempt.
Taskerson connects with a knee to the head.
Taskerson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Me wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Taskerson has him pressed against the cage.
Taskerson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Me backwards.
Taskerson working Me over with knees to the body.
Taskerson scores with a shoulder strike.
Me is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Taskerson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Taskerson working Me over with knees to the body.
Taskerson lands an elbow inside that Me shrugs off.
Me drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taskerson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Taskerson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Me can do to turn this around?

Taskerson instigates a clinch.
Bovo Taskerson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Me takes an elbow to the temple.
Me is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Taskerson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Taskerson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Me's face.
Taskerson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smees Me has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Me tries to score a body lock takedown but Taskerson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Me takes a knee right on the jaw!
Taskerson crunches a lovely knee into Me's ribcage.
Taskerson lands with a short shot to the head.
Taskerson misses with a knee strike.
Me has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Taskerson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Taskerson.
Me is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Taskerson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees to the body from Taskerson.
Taskerson lands a nice elbow.
Taskerson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Me looking for a takedown.
Me wants a takedown but no success here.
Me can't get the takedown.
Taskerson working Me over with knees to the body.
Taskerson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Taskerson.
Me is trying to break the clinch but Taskerson is controlling him.
Taskerson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Me has Taskerson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Taskerson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bovo Taskerson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taskerson is pressed up against the cage. Me has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taskerson down to the mat. Taskerson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Taskerson is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bovo Taskerson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Taskerson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bovo Taskerson!